Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation

Draft guidance consultation

Short version of draft guideline (PDF 485 KB)

Comments form (MSWord 62 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 1.62 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 2 - Non-emergency telephone access and call handlers (PDF 1.52 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 3 - Paramedics with enhanced competencies (PDF 1.27 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 4 - Paramedic remote support (PDF 665 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 5 - GP extended hours (PDF 1.02 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 6 - GP-led home visits (PDF 718 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 7 - GP access to laboratory investigations (PDF 1.34 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 8 - GP access to radiology (PDF 673 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 9 - Community nursing (PDF 3.17 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 10 - Community-based pharmacists (PDF 4.06 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 11 - Social care extended access (PDF 589 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 12 - Alternatives to hospital care (PDF 4.02 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 13 - Community rehabilitation (PDF 3.02 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 14 - Community palliative care (PDF 2.09 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 15 - Advance care planning (PDF 1.22 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 16 - Emergency department opening hours (PDF 1.5 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 17 - GPs within or on the same site as emergency departments (PDF 918 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 18 - Minor injury unit, urgent care centre or walk-in centre (PDF 1.19 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 19 - Early versus late consultant review (PDF 1.83 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 20 - Physician extenders (PDF 1.54 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 21 - Standardised criteria for hospital admission (PDF 1.17 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 22 - 7-day diagnostic radiology (PDF 580 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 23 - Liaison psychiatry (PDF 1.3 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 24 - Assessment through acute medical units (PDF 1.03 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 25 - Admission through elderly care assessment units (PDF 1.21 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 26 - Frequency of consultant review (PDF 1.25 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 27 - Critical care outreach teams (PDF 1.3 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 28 - Structured ward rounds (PDF 1.93 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 29 - Multidisciplinary team meetings (PDF 1.6 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 30 - Pharmacist support (PDF 2.3 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 31 - Enhanced inpatient access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy (PDF 1.04 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 32 - Structured patient handovers (PDF 1.45 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 33 - Integrated patient information systems (PDF 819 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 34 - Standardised systems of care for intra- and inter-hospital transfers (PDF 1.43 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 35 - Discharge planning (PDF 1.42 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 36 - Standardised discharge criteria (PDF 939 KB)

Draft guideline chapter 37 - Post-discharge early follow-up clinics (PDF 1.25 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 38 - Integrated care (PDF 2.02 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 39 - Bed occupancy (PDF 1.63 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 40 - Escalation measures (PDF 1.32 MB)

Draft guideline chapter 41 - Cost-effectiveness analyses (PDF 5.45 MB)

Guideline appendices A-E (PDF 6.4 MB)

Economic plan (PDF 170 KB)

Review questions (PDF 272 KB)

Committee meeting

Minutes 1 (PDF 194 KB)

Minutes 2 (PDF 225 KB)

Minutes 3 (PDF 95 KB)

Minutes 4 (PDF 93 KB)

Minutes 5 (PDF 95 KB)

Minutes 6 (PDF 143 KB)

Minutes 7 (PDF 150 KB)

Minutes 8 (PDF 95 KB)

Minutes 9 (PDF 152 KB)

Minutes 10 (PDF 109 KB)

Minutes 11 (PDF 108 KB)

Minutes 12 (PDF 108 KB)

Minutes 13 (PDF 106 KB)

Minutes 14 (PDF 107 KB)

Minutes 15 (PDF 92 KB)

Minutes 16 (PDF 235 KB)

Minutes 17 (PDF 284 KB)

Minutes 18&19 (PDF 257 KB)

Minutes 20&21 (PDF 274 KB)

Minutes 22&23 (PDF 275 KB)

Scope consultation information

Scope consultation comments table (PDF 678 KB)

Final scope (PDF 239 KB)

Acute medical emergencies: draft scope (PDF 233 KB)